Minardi at Bologna Motor Show

The KL Minardi team today announced details of its exciting programme
at the 2002 Bologna Motor Show. The high-profile exhibition, which is
open to the public from December 7 to December 15 (December 5 and 6 are
exclusive Media Days) at the Fiera...

The KL Minardi team today announced details of its exciting programme
at the 2002 Bologna Motor Show. The high-profile exhibition, which is
open to the public from December 7 to December 15 (December 5 and 6 are
exclusive Media Days) at the Fiera di Bologna, this year features a
600-metre oval circuit that will reverberate to the sound of a pair of
Minardi F1x2 cars driven by accomplished racers, Matteo Bobbi and David
Saelens. Both men are regular high-speed "chauffeurs" with the team's
unique, and highly popular, two-seater Formula One programme.

The cars will run twice daily for three successive days, starting on
December 7, with passengers nominated by team sponsors, including OZ and
BER Racing, and media partners, La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Autosprint and
the RADIO 105 network. Adding to the interest, all three media partners
are currently running competitions, with the once-in-a-lifetime prize
for each winner being a Minardi F1x2 passenger ride. The Bologna Motor
Show is a major international exhibition and is expected to attract over
100,000 visitors per day during the nine days it is open to the public.
Fittingly, Minardi will enjoy a high-profile presence throughout the
event.

The team will have an impressive static display (Pavilion 24, Stand 96)
featuring a PS02 Formula One car, an F1 motorhome, a gazebo for guests,
and a bar. In addition, technical partners, Netscalibur and Brevi, will
provide two internet points for visitors and one for the team, while LG
has kindly provided a pair of its latest Plasma screens to show images
of the team in action in 2002.

For visitors wanting to purchase Minardi merchandise, new commercial
partner and official clothing supplier, Madamar, will offer team
items for sale, while long-standing Minardi sponsor, Allegrini, will
distribute its own range of gadgets and accessories.

"We are looking forward to meeting more of the team's many fans in the
course of this important international exhibition," says Minardi Team
Principal, Paul Stoddart. "We've enjoyed some absolutely wonderful
events with the F1x2 cars during 2002, including running in front of the
Petronas twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, on the streets of Melbourne during
Australian Grand Prix week, at the A-1 Ring in Austria, with Damon Hill
for Thunder in the Park 2 at Donington, and most recently, at Imola, for
Minardi Day."

"Despite the very different venues, however, there is a common thread
that runs through all of our activities, and that is the desire to make
Formula One more accessible to the fans. It's also particularly pleasing
in the case of this year's Bologna Motor Show to be able to involve so
many of our valued commercial and technical partners in the event."

The Minardi F1x2 cars will run for 30 minutes in the morning and
afternoon on December 7 and 8, with both sessions extended by 15 minutes
on December 9. Visitors to the Show should consult the event programme
for exact timings.